Palettes / Colors / #EFDEBD

#EFDEBD — Pale Orange

#EFDEBD is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EFDEBD is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDCEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC6BD and #E7EFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EFDEBD

.text { color: #EFDEBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFDEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 222, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 222, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 222, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDEBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDEBD

Tints of #EFDEBD

Tones of #EFDEBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDEBD: #000000.

How #EFDEBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFDEBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDEBD?

#EFDEBD is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 239, 222, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDEBD?

#EFDEBD is RGB 239, 222, 189 — HSL 40°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDEBD?

Its complement is #BDCEEF; analogous partners are #EFC6BD and #E7EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDEBD for text?

Black text on #EFDEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.